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21 nod
n. nick; bifallsnick, ja-svar--------v. nicka; svara ja (med nickning); slumra till* * *[nod] 1. past tense, past participle - nodded; verb1) (to make a quick forward and downward movement of the head to show agreement, as a greeting etc: I asked him if he agreed and he nodded (his head); He nodded to the man as he passed him in the street.) nicka2) (to let the head fall forward and downward when sleepy: Grandmother sat nodding by the fire.) nicka2. noun(a nodding movement of the head: He answered with a nod.) nick- nod off -
22 punch
n. slag; hålslag; punsch; bål; slutkläm i rolig historia--------v. slå; göra hål, perforera* * *I noun(a kind of drink made of spirits or wine, water and sugar etc.) bål, toddyII 1. verb(to hit with the fist: He punched him on the nose.) slå (klippa) till2. noun1) (a blow with the fist: He gave him a punch.) knytnävsslag, smäll2) (the quality of liveliness in speech, writing etc.) slagkraft, eftertryck, sting•- punch line
- punch-up III 1. noun(a tool or device for making holes in leather, paper etc.) hålslag, håljärn, puns, stans, biljettång2. verb(to make holes in with such a tool.) slå hål i, punsa, stansa, klippa -
23 show
n. uppvisning; föreställning; program; utställning; demonstration; sken; avslöjande; affär; tolkning, återgivande--------v. visa; uppenbara; röja; vittna om, bevisa; ställa ut, skylta med; synas, visas; visa vägen, leda* * *[ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) visa []2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) synas3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) visa[]4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) visa5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) visa []6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) visa7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) bevisa8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) visa2. noun1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.)2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) förevisning, uppvisning, []demonstration3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) [] syns [], [] sken []4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) för att briljera (skryta)5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) [] insats•- showy- showiness
- show-business
- showcase
- showdown
- showground
- show-jumping
- showman
- showroom
- give the show away
- good show!
- on show
- show off
- show up -
24 stop
n. stopp; avbrott; slut; uppehåll; hinder, spärr; hållplats--------v. stanna; stoppa; hindra; förhindra; avsluta; täppa igen; bo* * *[stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) stanna2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) stoppa, hejda3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) sluta4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) hålla för, täppa till, stoppa igen5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) trycka ner (till), stänga6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) stanna, bo2. noun1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) uppehåll, avbrott2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) hållplats3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) punkt4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) klaff, registerandrag5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) spärr, stopp•- stoppage- stopper
- stopping
- stopcock
- stopgap
- stopwatch
- put a stop to
- stop at nothing
- stop dead
- stop off
- stop over
- stop up -
25 wish
n. vilja; önskan; ambition; önskemål; önskeuppfyllelse; hälsning, välsignelse--------v. vilja, önska, vilja ha; ha lust; hoppas; sträva efter; tillönska, lyckönska; tvinga* * *[wiʃ] 1. verb1) (to have and/or express a desire: There's no point in wishing for a miracle; Touch the magic stone and wish; He wished that she would go away; I wish that I had never met him.) önska []2) (to require (to do or have something): Do you wish to sit down, sir?; We wish to book some seats for the theatre; I'll cancel the arrangement if you wish.) önska, vilja3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) önska2. noun1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) önskan, längtan2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) önskning, önskemål3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) hälsning•- wishing-well -
26 arrange
v. ordna; arrangera, planera, bestämma* * *[ə'rein‹]1) (to put in some sort of order: Arrange these books in alphabetical order; She arranged the flowers in a vase.) ordna, arrangera2) (to plan or make decisions (about future events): We have arranged a meeting for next week; I have arranged to meet him tomorrow.) ordna, planera []3) (to make (a piece of music) suitable for particular voices or instruments: music arranged for choir and orchestra.) arrangera, bearbeta•- arrangements -
27 head
adj. huvud-, främsta--------n. huvud; direktör; ledarställning; kris; höjdpunkt; ölskumm; hängiven person; stå i spetsen för något; topp; en anordning i drivenheten som läser och skriver data (data)--------v. stäva, styra; ta kurs mot* * *[hed] 1. noun1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) huvud, skalle2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) huvud3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) huvud[]4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; ( also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) överhuvud, chefs-, huvud-5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) huvud, topp, spets, knopp, krona6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) källa7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) övre ända, övre del, huvudända8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) tät, spets9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) ha svårt/lätt för10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) rektor11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) person, man, skaft, vardera12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) hög udde13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) krona, topp2. verb1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) anföra, leda, stå överst []2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) leda3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) styra [], var på väg mot4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) förse med rubrik (överskrift, titel), rubricera5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) nicka•- - headed- header
- heading
- heads
- headache
- headband
- head-dress
- headfirst
- headgear
- headlamp
- headland
- headlight
- headline
- headlines
- headlong
- head louse
- headmaster
- head-on
- headphones
- headquarters
- headrest
- headscarf
- headsquare
- headstone
- headstrong
- headwind
- above someone's head
- go to someone's head
- head off
- head over heels
- heads or tails?
- keep one's head
- lose one's head
- make head or tail of
- make headway
- off one's head -
28 hit
n. slag, smäll; träff; hit, succé--------v. slå, slå till (på, mot); komma till, finna* * *[hit] 1. present participle - hitting; verb1) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) träffa, slå, köra (krocka) emot2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) slå []3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) drabba, ta ngn hårt4) (to find; to succeed in reaching: His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.) träffa [], stöta på2. noun1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) träff, slag2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) träff3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) succé, hit•- hit-or-miss
- hit back
- hit below the belt
- hit it off
- hit on
- hit out
- make a hit with -
29 invent
v. hitta på; uppfinna* * *[in'vent]1) (to be the first person to make or use (eg a machine, method etc): Who invented the microscope?; When was printing invented?) uppfinna2) (to make up or think of (eg an excuse or story): I'll have to invent some excuse for not going with him.) hitta på, tänka ut•- inventive
- inventiveness
- inventor -
30 irritate
v. irritera; provocera, orsaka irritation (på hud etc.)* * *['iriteit]1) (to annoy or make angry: The children's chatter irritated him.) irritera2) (to make (a part of the body) sore, red, itchy etc: Soap can irritate a baby's skin.) irritera•- irritably
- irritability
- irritableness
- irritating
- irritation -
31 light up
lysa upp* * *1) (to begin to give out light: Evening came and the streetlights lit up.) tändas2) (to make, be or become full of light: The powerful searchlight lit up the building; She watched the house light up as everyone awoke.) lysa upp, tända[]3) (to make or become happy: Her face lit up when she saw him; A sudden smile lit up her face.) lysa upp -
32 petrify
v. förstena; paralysera; lamslå; göra stum* * *(to make (someone) very frightened; to terrify: The thought of having to make a speech petrified him.) förstena, lamslå -
33 slacken
v. sakta, försvaga, släppa loss; bli måttlig; minska, avta; bli slapp* * *1) (to make or become looser: She felt his grip on her arm slacken.) släppa, lossa, försvaga[]2) (to make or become less busy, less active or less fast: The doctor told him to slacken up if he wanted to avoid a heart-attack.) minska, sakta [] -
34 acclimatise
(to make or become accustomed to a new climate, new surroundings etc: It took him several months to become acclimatized to the heat.) acklimatisera [], vänja sig- acclimatisation -
35 acclimatize
v. acklimatisera (sig); anpassa (sig)* * *(to make or become accustomed to a new climate, new surroundings etc: It took him several months to become acclimatized to the heat.) acklimatisera [], vänja sig- acclimatisation -
36 allow
v. tillåta; möjliggöra* * *1) (not to forbid or prevent: He allowed me to enter; Playing football in the street is not allowed.) tillåta2) ((with for) to take into consideration when judging or deciding: These figures allow for price rises.) ta hänsyn till, ta med i beräkningen3) (to give, especially for a particular purpose or regularly: His father allows him too much money.) ge, låta få•- make allowance for -
37 apprentice
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38 assure
v. försäkra, förvissa (om)* * *[ə'ʃuə]1) (to tell positively: I assured him (that) the house was empty.) försäkra2) (to make (someone) sure: You may be assured that we shall do all we can to help.) förvissa, övertyga•- assured -
39 backfire
n. baktändning (även angående motor)--------v. baktända, slå tillbaka; anlägga moteld; orsaka eller få icke-önskade resultat* * *1) ((of a motor-car etc) to make a loud bang because of unburnt gases in the exhaust system: The car backfired.) baktända2) ((of a plan etc) to have unexpected results, often opposite to the intended results: His scheme backfired (on him), and he lost money.) slå slint, misslyckas -
40 bankrupt
adj. bankrutt, i konkurs, konkursmässig--------n. konkursmässig (utan pengar) person--------v. gå i konkurs* * *1. adjective(unable to pay one's debts: He has been declared bankrupt.) bankrutt, i konkurs, konkursmässig2. noun(a person who is unable to pay his debts.) person som gjort konkurs3. verb(to make bankrupt: His wife's extravagance soon bankrupted him.) göra bankrutt
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